stumbled

英 [ˈstʌmbld]

美 [ˈstʌmbld]

v.  绊脚; 跌跌撞撞地走; 蹒跚而行; (不顺畅地)说，读，演奏
stumble的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 绊脚;跌跌撞撞地走;踉跄;步履蹒跚
  If youstumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.
  1. He stumbled and almost fell...
     他差点被绊倒。
  2. I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
     我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了 999。
  3. Stumbleis also a noun.
     
  4. I make it into the darkness with only one stumble.
     我只是绊了一下，周围就变成了一片黑暗。
• VERB (朗读或说话时)结巴，磕磕巴巴
  If youstumblewhile you are reading aloud or speaking, you make a mistake, and have to pause before saying the words properly.
  1. ...his voice wavered and he stumbled over the words at one point.
     他声音颤抖，一度说话磕磕巴巴的

双语例句

• He caught his foot on a tree root and stumbled.
  他一只脚绊在树根上，几乎要跌倒。
• He stumbled over [ against] a stone.
  他被一块石头绊倒。
• We stumbled across the entrance to an underground passage, half covered by bushes.
  我们无意中发现了一个被灌木丛遮盖了一半的地道入口。
• He stumbled across the answer after years of research.
  经过几年的研究他无意中发现了答案。
• He had stumbled down and torn the skin from his knees.
  他绊倒在地，膝盖上蹭破了皮。
• The lights mysteriously failed, and we stumbled around in complete darkness
  灯不知怎么地不亮了，我们在一片黑暗中跌跌撞撞地走着。
• She stumbled and fell, scraping her palms and knees.
  她绊了一下摔倒了，手掌和膝盖都蹭破了。
• He stumbled on the uneven ground and fell flat on his face.
  他在不平的地上绊了一跤，摔了个嘴啃地。
• He stumbled on the staircase and hurt his leg.
  他在楼梯上绊了一跤，伤了腿。
• He stumbled, clawed wildly at the air and fell backwards into the water.
  他绊了一脚，双手在空中胡乱抓了几下，然后仰天栽进了水里。